Everyone who believes in God must have His revelation in his spirit, or else what he believes is not God but mere human wisdom, ideals or words. Such faith cannot endure the test.
WATCHMAN NEESpiritual advancement is measured by faithful obedience.
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Natural strength is what we receive from the hand of God as Creator. Spiritual strength is what we receive from God in grace.
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God asks for men who are totally broken and who will follow Him even to death to work for Him.
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The cross grants us position, the Holy Spirit gives us experience.
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An affection which is not inspired by the Lord will soon be transformed into lust.
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Spiritual advancement is measured by faithful obedience.
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The life of faith is not only totally different from, but also diametrically opposite to, a life of feeling.
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The book of Acts is the best aid in approaching our work. We do not find there anyone consecrating himself as a preacher nor anyone deciding to do the Lord’s work by making himself a missionary or a pastor. What we do see is the Holy Spirit Himself appointing and sending men out to do the work.
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Negligence in prayer withers the inner man. Nothing can be a substitute for it, not even Christian work.
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With complete consecration comes perfect peace.
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The Spirit is both a builder and a dweller. He cannot dwell where he has not built; He builds to dwell and dwells in only what he has built.
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I need forgiveness for my sins, but I need also deliverance from the power of sin… I appreciate the blessed fact of God’s forgiveness, but I want something more than that: I want deliverance. I need forgiveness for what I have done, but I need also deliverance from what I am.
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We consider strong emotion or outward conduct as life. In reality, though, these are not life. We ought to realize that only the Lord is life. Christ is our life. And it is the Lord who lives out this life in us.
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Teach us to pray that we may cause The enemy to flee, That we his evil power may bind, His prisoners to free.
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Good is not always God’s will, but God’s will is always good.
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The Christian faith begins not with a big DO but with a big DONE.
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